When are you buying the Switch 2?

[Deleted member 319555]

Really? Drifting in MKW looks like it's not as effective as it was in MK8. Please let me know.


We've been waiting for Galaxy 3 since the Wii U days, but personally I just want Odyssey 2. I absolutely loved the first one (after finishing it there was nothing else to do or collect).

You are correct at the drifting, you can even drift when going straight, when you let go, you jump.

 

[alepman90]

I played it on a Nintendo Event yesterday. I was not impressed. Same for my girlfriend (and she is an avid user). It was all underwhelming.

Mario Kart World feels and plays as Mario Kart 8. Yeah the track is now one long track and not laps. And 24 players is okay but that is about it. I played Civilization 5 with the mouse, the mouse was okay but that is all I can say, feels gimmicky, the loading took forever. Also the game Drag x Drive is weird. You are controlling someone in a wheelchair but it's also Rocket League. Very strange. You need two joy-cons in mouse mode for this. You use them like you would controlling a wheelchair, felt really bad and gimmicky.

I played Cyberpunk 2077 and Yakuzo, both ran not great. It felt slow and framedropping galore. I did not play Zelda because that game is still awfull, ugly and empty. Donkey Kong is just Super Mario Oddysey but with Donkey Kong. Feels like a mod.

Jamboree TV will get neighbours angry, with all that screaming you need to do in some mini-games. You need to scream so loud, it's insane. Weird choice for a mini-game imo.

The screen is okay, I guess, for LCD. The weight of the Switch 2 is fine. It's a little heavier but not insanely. The new Pro controller is nice but not that different, buttons on the back are new. All in all, it was fun to see the Switch 2 early but nothing groundbreaking. I went home rather quickly, because it was so meh.

All this did made us decide to cancel the pre-order and wait for like a year or so, to see if something good comes out or there is a reason to buy it. And I heard more people say this after the event on the way out.


Below quick photos I took during the event, some kind of proof I was there, haha.

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Wasn't expecting cutting edge tech, and from the leaked board, it seems the Nvidia chip is a 2021 model inferior to the AMD chip in Steam Deck (when the rumors that Switch Pro was coming till COVID hit), but this is Nintendo people like it for their exclusives over hardware specs, I hope Mario Kart is good cos its been 11 years Since MK8 release and a single release for each gen

 

[Jayro]

We've been waiting for Galaxy 3 since the Wii U days, but personally I just want Odyssey 2. I absolutely loved the first one (after finishing it there was nothing else to do or collect).

I really gave it a chance and tried to like it, but it just lacked any kind of magic to me. It didn't slap. It felt a bit flat and lacking, and it's hard to put my finger on exactly why.

 

[pikachu400]

Never because they force pal world change their games.

 

[Bladexdsl]

because they are so despicable and the new apple now so.

 

[0koren]

I just wanted to let you know that I canceled my pre-order of the Switch 2 today.

I thought for a little while, and I figured 700 bucks (Switch 2 + 2 Pro controllers + SD card) to play MK was kind of a scam. I will wait.

 

[Denimis]

I'm disappointed with the Switch 2. The prices don't sit right with me. For such a weak console, with hardware that's at least three years old, it's just not worth the money. I'll wait.

 

[Marc_LFD]

I'm disappointed with the Switch 2. The prices don't sit right with me. For such a weak console, with hardware that's at least three years old, it's just not worth the money. I'll wait.

The console is priced decently, but it's the games that cost way too dang high.

I'll just play Switch 1 games on my Switch 2 until it becomes hackable.

 

[subcon959]

I'll just play Switch 1 games on my Switch 2 until it becomes hackable.

Based on how things are going, that might end up being all I play on it lol

 

[Vindicite]

On release date and won't touch it until a hack is found

Patience is a virtue

 

[subcon959]

On release date and won't touch it until a hack is found

Patience is a virtue

Surely, there's a limit though? Would you wait 7 years?

 

[0koren]

Since I'm a kid I'm lagging one generation behind, when people enjoyed the PS3 I was discovering the Dreamcast
Got the Wii when the Switch released

I have a ton of fun, I just enjoy it a bit later but the experience is the same

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The console is priced decently, but it's the games that cost way too dang high.

I'll just play Switch 1 games on my Switch 2 until it becomes hackable.

If it is high quality build without defect, it is priced decently

But we will know only after a year or so. Nintendo is known to go cheap on internal components

 

[jos010]

when i have my worst nightmare

 

[ZucchiniMaiden]

Got the Wii when the Switch released

But that's two generations behind. One generation behind would be playing the Wii-U when the Switch released.

 

[Vindicite]

Surely, there's a limit though? Would you wait 7 years?

I'm playing switch 1 games on my laptop via emulator at the moment. I can handle the process time

 

[subcon959]

I'm playing switch 1 games on my laptop via emulator at the moment. I can handle the process time

Let's hope it's a lot less than 7 years to get hacked though.

 

[Vindicite]

Let's hope it's a lot less than 7 years to get hacked though.

I like your optimism